Rather than focusing directly on Bach’s life, the film looks at how his music is perceived by musicians and how it continues to exist today with ever-widening scope. This multifaceted presentation puts a human dimension on the iconic image of Bach. BACH & friends is a feast for both eyes and ears as performers share their thoughts and personal reflections on the power and genius of the most influential composer in history.

Pianist and former MIT Media Lab professor Mike Hawley provides a narrative thread throughout the film weaving personal stories from Bach's life with insights into his music.

Underwriting BACH & friends enables your corporation, organization or foundationto be associated with quality programing at its very highest level. Your support will bring the uplifting experience of Bach's music to millions of viewers and present world-class musicians performing and sharing their inner most feelings about our greatest composer.

PBS viewers feel that companies and foundations that support public television have a commitment to quality and excellence. The Public Television audience includes upscale consumers, community leaders, business decision-makers, and are more likely to use products and services associated with PBS programs.

Pricing for underwriting a National PBS Broadcast:

Major sponsorship begins @ $80,000 with tie-ins, amenities and a 15-second commercial at the beginning and end of each broadcast.

Smaller sponsorships begin @ $8,000 with a "funding provided by" listing at the beginning and end of each broadcast.

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DVD• Sponsor logo included on packaging of DVD

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BACH & friends PBS audience projection

Estimated number of stations that will carry BACH & friends: 560

BACH & friends will run for a period of two (2) years and stations are permitted to broadcast the show as many times as they would like within that time frame.

Audience estimates are based on other successful PBS programs like Great Performances and Live from Lincoln Center.

Source: Nielsen Television Index. NSI Ratings.

Dear Michael: The DVD’s arrived today…..WOW! WOW! WOW!!I watched in awe,… was inspired,…..was fascinated…and I was as one artist put it like a “vacuum cleaner” just absorbing the profound comments and thought processes by all the various great artists and their individual artistry and performances……. Fantabulous!!I salute you and congratulate you on a glorious film!! It is a true celebration and glory to Bach. If Bach had seen it he would have been very thrilled and proud! Every music teacher and Musical Institution in the world should have this glorious masterpiece of film making, it’s truly inspirational!

I am shocked that TV stations in the USA are not fighting over to screen this film……It might just make the world a better place for 2 hours of it’s screening (and most probably beyond)…….Give me this any day over the War coverages in the Middle East, the never ending terror blah blah on CNN and BBC, the Kardashians and Babes of the Playboy Mansions etc etc…..Your film is real and true; no gimmicks no plastic no propaganda just sheer joy and beauty.